lp An Open Letter
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Dear Mrs. S. ,
Earhz in y0ur Kentucky years I was assigned t0 write an article 0n y0u
f0r the Kentucky Alumnus magazine. Painfulhz, I remember that evegr
0ther w0rd had t0 be struck by the mighty red pen because it was t00
gushy. N 0w here I am writing an0ther gl0ri0us p0rtrait. H0we0er, this
time I decided t0 call up0n 0thersf0r help. The f0ll0wing article c0ntazns
excerpts q" mem0riesfr0m many pe0ple wh0 call y0u friend. Read
and en `0 . .
J y Y0urfrzenaQ
jackie B.
television promoting a   I   `     ` , Mrs. Singletary recalled her
» local non-profit ~··»»w»w"•.       . first introduction to fund-raising
organization or representing the »   ‘    I '*~   in the Bluegrass when bggyd
University of Kentucky at an   ii  __  """l members from the Living Arts
official function is not new to A V E5   and Science Center visited
Central Kentucky; it’s expected.  »   Maxwell Place to tglk about
Those who knew her prior to __ ` _ having a televised three—day
I her arrival in Kentucky would V.    auction.
have been impressed—if` not “ ——· `  "I told them I didn’t know
surprised. ? — anything about a television
’ "I’ve grown a lot during the auction and I didn’t know
past 18 years," she admits. ‘“I’ve anything about a Living Arts and
‘ always been an active volunteer, { Science Center," she said.
_ but I’d never gotten as involved "Their response was that they
as I have here." Q _ would run the Center ifI would
Dr. Raymond R. Hornback, \ = ` run the auction."
` UK vice president for University \   [ Several months later, Mrs.
Relations, said, "Never in the _ = Singletary and her committee
history of this institution has the _   were at Maxwell Place studying
- president’s wife made such lasting N -3,:**.. S"  a "how-to" book on a Cincin-
contributions to the arts and if I i   SI ry I  · nati auction. "I remember
social services ofa community as li 5 _ ‘ Q,  
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